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APPENDIX A: Summary of High Speed Networks (Educational) by State Prepared by Jonathan Leavitt, MA Dept. of Educational Technology, San Diego State University State HSN initiative and link to site Size or impact on state (as described on program sites) Appears to be a Bus structured Fiber optics network delivering a 2.4 Gbps backbone to its customers. which ties Eastern, Central and Western Massachusetts communities together over a 120-mile long fiber optic network. This network provides high-speed Internet, interactive video, cross-state transport and application hosting services to public institutions throughout the state. Maryland**** Michigan Network Maryland www.networkMaryland.gov. Fiber optics Ring type network sponsored by MD state government delivering a backbone speed of up to 2.5 Gbps (for more information – see the FAQ list and click on the customer information package) Michigan Network (MichNet) http://www.merit.edu/mn/ non-profit, Merit Network Inc runs MichNet which is a ring-type fiber optic network delivering backbone speed of up to 2.5 Gbps. Plans are underway to connect the upper and lower peninsulas with an OC-192 line which would deliver a 9.952 Gbps. connection Network Maryland is the vision of a statewide high-speed network for public sector use. The network was created from an initiative to utilize resource-shared fiber optic cable assets throughout the state to provide affordable, high-speed bandwidth to all areas of the State, and to provide a cost savings to the citizens of the State of Maryland. Moving forward, network Maryland will provide WAN connectivity for all public entities in the State to improve the economy of scale by coordinating joint network build-outs and consolidation of services, and by providing necessary information for proper network growth. Participants: State, county and municipal government agencies and departments, public libraries, public hospitals, public K-12 education, and higher education MichNet was America's first regional research and education network and supports the high-performance networking needs of Michigan’s universities, K-12 schools, community colleges, libraries, state government, health care, and other non-profit organizations. Participants: any non-profit or governmental organization Minnesota Minnesota InterTechnologies Group (InterTech) More information unavailable at this time. Participants: Government, Education and research users Mississippi None found Missouri Missouri Research and Education Network (MORENet) http://www.more.net/about/index.html fiber optics backbone currently delivers speeds of up to 622 Mbps Established in 1991, MOREnet operates as a unit within the University of Missouri, and is based in Columbia, Mo. The MOREnet network is the foundation infrastructure. Members of the education community interact with each other via data and video services; public sector business applications are built and conducted on it; and Missouri citizens interact with their state government through it.
APPENDIX A: Summary of High Speed Networks (Educational) by State Prepared by Jonathan Leavitt, MA Dept. of Educational Technology, San Diego State University State HSN initiative and link to site Size or impact on state (as described on program sites) Participants: K-12 schools, colleges and universities, public libraries, health care, state government and other affiliates Montana Montana SummitNet (SummitNetII) Participants: Government, Education and research users Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire Network Nebraska http://www.nitc.state.ne.us/ Nevada Network (NevadaNet) http://www.scs.nevada.edu/nevadanet/ Website information is unclear about the current status of the network. It appears that the fiber optics ring-type network backbone delivers 155 Mbps access or an OC-3 circuit. None found Network Nebraska is in its infancy. The primary objective of Network Nebraska is to develop a broadband, scalable telecommunications infrastructure that optimizes the quality of service to every public entity in the state of Nebraska. Potential benefits of Network Nebraska include lower network costs, greater efficiency, interoperability of systems providing video courses and conferencing, increased collaboration among educational entities, and better use of public investments. From its modest beginning in 1970, NevadaNet has developed into a robust statewide backbone network. NevadaNet currently provides data and compressed video services to over 120 predominately rural Nevada locations. These sites include UCCSN college campuses, K-12 schools, hospitals, Native American communities, and a limited number of state and federal governmental entities. The NevadaNet network consists of a backbone connecting four major hub sites (Las Vegas, Elko, Reno, and Carson City). From these major hub sites, radial spurs consisting of primarily full or fractional T1 leased circuits extend to the individual rural site locations. NevadaNet also provides limited dialup telephone access via remotely located modem banks. Participants: University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN), the K-12 educational community, and other participating state and federal agencies New Jersey New Jersey’s Higher Education Network (NJEDge.Net) http://www.njedge.net/index.html NJEDge.Net is a non-profit corporation of the New Jersey Presidents' Council, which operates a broadband statewide network designed to enhance the missions of instruction, research and public service of 57 New Jersey's public and private colleges and universities. This private, statewide infrastructure supports high performance data and video
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